Textile-fabric cover.



I No. 897,583. PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

F. B. BURNS.

TEXTILE FABRIC COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1907.

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TEXTILE FABRIC COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1907.

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FRANK Bi BURNS, or NEW YORK; N. Y."

TEXTILE-FABRIC cowm.

Specificati'on of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1908.

Application filed January 8, 1907. Serial No. 351,294.

Be it known that I, FRANK B. BURNS, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Textile-FabricCov-' ers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the acoompanyingdrawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention has reference, generally, to textile fabrics whichare used more especially for ornamental urposes, such as covers forupright pianos, ambrequins, and the like, such covers having overhangingportions. which extend from the marginal edge or edges of the cover whenarranged upon the piece of furniture, or the like; such portions usuallyprojecting in a hinge-like manner down thefront and sides of the articleor piece of furniture; and, the invention relates, more especially, to anovel piano-cover, or

the like, which. is provided with a welt or over lock edge or portionextending slightly above the upper face of the cover, to provide a rigidor stiff edge or rib along one edge of the cover, providing thereby aperfect overhang of the downwardly extending art.

T 1e invention, therefore, has for its principal object to rovide asimple, neat and novel cover of tfie general character hereinafter morefully set forth, which is especially adapted for a piano-cover, thearrangement and construction of its parts being such, that the cover canbe laced or fitted in its position without the east trouble or thenecessity of having to cut the same to size, so as to fit the cover inplace; and, furthermore, to provide the cover with the overhanging artswhich act as retaining devices which liold the cover in place and reventit from slipping about the-usually 'ghly polished surface of the articleof manufacture.

With the various objects of my present invention in view, this inventionconsists in the novel cover for use with pianos, or as a lambrequin,substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of an upright piano provided with acover made ac Y cording to the principles of the present invention.Fig.2 is a front face view of a ortion of the cover, on anenlargedscale; ig. 3 is atop or plan view of the'same, and Fig. 4 is atransverse vertical section of said cover. Figs. 5 and 6 are 'two detailviews of the front and rearfaces of portions of the cover,

showing on an enlarged scale, the overlook stitching used for producinga rigid rib.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding-parts.

Referrin now to the said drawings, the reference-c ara'cter 1 indicatesany suitable piece of furniture, such as an upright piano, or the like,and 2 indicates the textile fabric cover therefor, said cover being madeaccording to the principles of my present invention.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings, itwill be seen that the cover 2 comprises a main body-portion or top 3,said top having along its front marginal edge a downwardly extendingportion 4, termed herein an overhang, the said over hang in its lengthbeing much shorter than the length of said main body or top3, wherebytwo end-portions or overhangs Sand 6 are provided, as will be clearlyevident from an inspection of Figs. 1, 2 and 4 of the drawings. Alongits lower edgeportion, the said overhang 4 may be of any suitablemarginal configuration, as 7, the same being bounded by an overlookstitch 8, and alon its end-edges 9, the said overhang is similar ybounded by an overlook stitch 10.

Along the front marginaledge-portion 11 of the main body-portion or top3, Where the overhang 4 is integrally connected with said bodyportion-or top, the fabric is doubled upon itself, as at 12, and thedoubled-over part is sewed or stitched with an over-lock stitch 13, saidover-lock stitch also extending down the front marginal edges 14 of theoverhangs 5 and 6, substantially as illustrated. The lower edge-portionsof the overhangs 4, 5 and 6 may also be suitably ornamented, with braid15 and 21: facing 16, as clearly shown.

Referring now to F' 4 of the drawings, it will be seen that by t emethod of overlapping or doubling-over the parts of the fabrlc,

as at 12, a stiff ridge or welt is produced which not only provides anornamental finish between the top .and the front overhang of the cover,but also produces a substantially rigid or stiff edge, whereby the frontoverhang extends downwardly at right angles to the top when the cover isplaced upon the article of furniture, and enables the cover to be easilyand quickly fitted in place upon the top of the piano, with theend-overhangs extending down each end of the piano, as clearlyillustrated in.Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings is more.

' At 19 the threads pass through the fabric to the other side thereofwhere the looped portions 20 and the slanting strands or threads 21 areformed, substantially in the manner shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

I claim:

1. A textile fabric cover comprising a main body or top-portion and afrontoverhang extending downwardly from the front marginal edge ofthebody or top-portion, said front "overhang and said body or topportionbeing formed with a doubled-over portion, and means connected with saiddouceases bled-over portion arranged to provide a substantially rigidrib.

2. A textile fabric cover comprising a main body or top-portion and afront overhang extending downwardly from the front marginal edge Tof thebody or top-portion, said front overhang and said body or topportionbeing formed with a doubled-over portion, and an overlook stitchingstitched through and over the edge of thes aid doubled-over portion toprovide a substantially rigid rib.

3. A textile fabric cover comprising a main body or top-portion, a frontoverhang extending downwardly from the front marginal edge of the bodyor top-portion, and' an end overhang at each end of said main body ortop-portion, said front overhang and said body or top-portion beingformed with a doubled over portion, and an overlook stitching stitchedthrough and over the edge of the said doubled-over portion to provide asubstantially rigid rib.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 26th day of December, 1906.

FRANK B. BURNS.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEI FREDERICK 'JAMISON.

